1 . Music is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. It can bring us joy, sorrow, or even inspiration. It can evoke emotions and memories that we didn’t even know we had.     1    

Music can be a source of comfort. It can provide a refuge（避难所）from the troubles of the world and provide a sense of peace and solace.     2     It can also bring people together, helping to create a sense of community and shared experience.

    3     It can be an uplifting force in times of struggle, helping us to persevere and overcome obstacles. It can inspire us to take action and make positive changes in our lives.

Finally, music can be a source of joy and celebration.     4     It can be a way to express our love and gratitude for the people in our lives.

Music has the power to change our lives in ways we may never have imagined. It can provide us with strength, courage, comfort, and joy. It can help us to find our inner voice and express ourselves in unique and creative ways.     5    

A．Poor people can live a happy life with music.

B．Music can also give us strength and courage.

C．Music can associate people with each other around the world.

D．Music can change a person’s life in ways that nothing else can.

E．Listening to music can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.

F．It can bring us closer together, helping us to appreciate and celebrate the beauty of life.

G．Music can truly be a life-changing force, and one that should never be underestimated.

2 . 假定你是李华，某英语网站正在讨论对“The man who has made up his mind to win will never say ‘impossible’.”的理解。你打算跟帖参与讨论，内容包括：
1. 你对此的理解；
2. 结合具体实例；
3. 你的启发与感悟。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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3 . Sharon, in her mid-sixties, has been coming to the adult swim class from the first day I started working at the pool. While everyone else in the class ________ their favorite stroke (泳姿), swimming lazily back and forth, Sharon and I steal a (n) ________of the pool to work on her biggest ________, the back float. Try after try she would either roll over onto her ________, or sink to bottom like a rock.

“Don’t worry,” I’d always say to her, “You’ll ________it one day.” She would always ________at me, dreaming that one day she would ________   be able to do the task that she had been working so hard on for almost two years.

One Saturday, half of the ________had gone by when I heard my name being called. “Matt,” she________across the pool, arm whipping back and forth trying to get my attention, “Watch this!” It was one of the most ________ sights I have ever seen. Sharon was lying back on the water, arms and legs spread out, ________. As she lay there for a ________ ten seconds, face above the water, a disbelieving laugh ________ her body.

Even though Sharon had been working on such a ________ thing for almost two years, she had taught me that no amount of ________ could replace patience, willpower and hard work.

1.

A．works on

B．prepares for

C．decides on

D．registers for

2.

A．corner

B．ticket

C．entrance

D．center

3.

A．regret

B．strength

C．victory

D．challenge

4.

A．surface

B．front

C．back

D．legs

5.

A．get

B．see

C．try

D．put

6.

A．stare

B．smile

C．come

D．whisper

7.

A．temporarily

B．patiently

C．finally

D．gradually

8.

A．presentation

B．labor

C．introduction

D．class

9.

A．traveled

B．ran

C．marched

D．shouted

10.

A．beautiful

B．relaxing

C．romantic

D．demanding

11.

A．floating

B．swinging

C．sinking

D．struggling

12.

A．random

B．curious

C．strong

D．dull

13.

A．burned

B．escaped

C．dropped

D．built

14.

A．rare

B．tough

C．simple

D．great

15.

A．energy

B．skill

C．determination

D．belief

4 . “五一劳动节”到来之际，你校将举办一场以“劳动”为主题的英文演讲比赛，请你就此写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1. 你的一次劳动经历；
2. 你的感想。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear friends,

Good morning! I feel honored to be here to talk to you on labour. First, I would like to share with you one of my experiences to stress the significance of labor.

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5 . No one’s perfect. Here, Kamran explains why he believes perfection isn’t a realistic goal.

You are chasing a myth.     1     So it’s exhausting keeping up with the idea, in your head, of what perfection is. You’ ll be constantly updating your concept of it from one day to the next. This can lead to you being overly self-critical. Instead of feeling happy with what you’ve achieved, you feel dissatisfied.

    2     A constant reach for perfection can be very distracting from the present moment. When you get to a certain place that you’ve worked towards, instead of noticing it, embracing it and enjoying it, you switch to wanting more. This leads you into a trap of constantly re-evaluating areas of your life. Life can actually be very good in the present moment, like when you’re appreciating friends and family and celebrating the little wins.    3    

    4     Without realizing, you can end up finding and picking out imperfections in others and becoming an overly critical person who expects too much. You might find people want to distance themselves from you, or you may find challenges arising more frequently in your personal relationships.

Your mental health can suffer. Not only might you feel anxious that you’ re not where you want to be in life, you may feel emotionally low as a result of desiring perfection and constantly critiquing aspects of your life.     5     They are mentally, emotionally and physically draining and can leave you feeling burnt out or even depressed.

A．You’ll not abandon it.

B．Perfection doesn’t exist.

C．You might judge others unfairly.

D．You won’t enjoy the small things.

E．This can cause feelings of being defeated.

F．Exercise can help remove the bad feelings.

G．All these can go unnoticed if you’re focused on future-based thinking.

6 . My mother turned ninety. I knew I needed to find a senior _______ center. Not for her — for me. If I were at her age, I would want to stay in shape to _______ life, getting a lot of pleasure. Yes, walking in local parks was my _______, but I wasn’t so active as before.

I called a nearby center, “Do you have aerobics (有氧运动) classes _______ for seniors?” “Sure. Come and check us out! We start at 10 am,” the receptionist (接待员) replied and _______. The next morning, I went there. One part of me was _______ that the class was too easy, not doing me any good. The other part feared it was too hard for me to _______.

When I came into the room, a woman _______ me, “Oh, you’re new. Welcome.” Then the music started. The hour-long workout woke up the muscles I didn’t often _______ in daily walks, suiting me fine. I became a member there. My classmates ranged in age from fifty to ninety. Most gave the exercises their own ________, doing as much or little as they could. ________ no one kept score. Soon I learned physical well-being wasn’t the only ________ there. During breaks, people chatted happily. Whenever some people were ________ we asked around. Were they busy? Were they in hospital? Moreover, we signed cards for those who were ill.

I ________ to be in good shape now as I’ve hoped. Still, I’m grateful for things more valuable from the class — close friendships and new social ________.

1.

A．leisure

B．fitness

C．community

D．learning

2.

A．change

B．remember

C．wait

D．enjoy

3.

A．routine

B．aim

C．challenge

D．plan

4.

A．attached

B．familiar

C．appropriate

D．vital

5.

A．comforted

B．invited

C．promised

D．welcomed

6.

A．sure

B．disappointed

C．anxious

D．hopeful

7.

A．make up for

B．look down on

C．get down to

D．keep up with

8.

A．greeted

B．recognized

C．helped

D．introduced

9.

A．relax

B．stretch

C．strengthen

D．use

10.

A．improvement

B．agreement

C．interpretation

D．conclusion

11.

A．Fortunately

B．Consequently

C．Naturally

D．Surprisingly

12.

A．problem

B．contribution

C．standard

D．focus

13.

A．lonely

B．absent

C．unhappy

D．tired

14.

A．fail

B．manage

C．attempt

D．continue

15.

A．backgrounds

B．connections

C．skills

D．duties

7 . It’s a classic story: A kid is forced to learn an instrument from a young age, they play it throughout their childhood, and they develop a bittersweet relationship with it. Is the constant battle between the love for the music and the hate for the constant challenge worth the fight? For me, it was.

I started playing the piano when I was four-that was 15 years ago! This was huge commitment, so there must have been something worth holding on to, right?

The easy guess is that I was purely in love with music and piano. Although that’s the sweeter tale, it’s a bit more complicated. I struggled a lot with piano. Family and peers were, at least in my own head, constantly placed beside me in competition. I felt pressure to be the best in order to prove something to others-and more devastatingly (破坏性地) to prove something to myself. The seed of my musical interest was grown in the sunlight of competition and doubt. Hate sprouted (滋生) when my self-criticism hit too hard.

It’s difficult to learn to love something that didn’t originate from love. For a while, piano was more of an annoyance than a hobby. But somehow, love grew. It was deeply buried. But it was there, and by high school,it was strong enough that when I was truly on the verge of quitting any kind of formal training. I found the strength to hold on tighter, and dig further. I switched teachers, and got incredibly lucky with one who helped me tunnel into what I loved. I learned pieces for myself, I composed for myself, and I found confidence not because I got “good enough,” but because I learned that anything I had was good enough.

The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. If you too have learned to hate something, remember that with commitment, it can be uprooted, and love can make a home in its place. There is always time. There is always room.

1. What does the author want to show by telling a classic story?

A．The benefits of music.

B．Kids’ struggle in learning instruments.

C．Kids’ bittersweet childhood.

D．The popularity of learning instruments.

2. What can we know about the author’s experience of playing the piano?

A．She finally quit formal training.

B．She never treated it as her hobby.

C．She was in pure love with music and piano.

D．She once experienced great pressure from herself.

3. What helped the author find confidence?

A．Her attitude.	B．Her training.
C．Her compromise.	D．Her achievement.

4. What message is mainly delivered in the passage?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Love is a thing that grows.

C．Content is better than riches.

D．Chance favors the prepared mind.

8 . For many years, I was so wrapped up in my kids and my family that I ignored how I looked. The words “________maintenance” described my approach to beauty perfectly.

It wasn’t until recently, when I had my picture taken for a work ID, that I ________ the “Youth Train” had left the station, and I was no longer on it. The woman in the ID picture looked ________ and definitely middle-aged.

For a few days, I was a little ________ by the fact that I was no longer the sweet, young thing I thought I was. For those few days, I tried a little harder to ________ younger, brighter and tighter. I ________ with my hair and added extra eyeliner.

I thought I was ________ in my seeking for a youthful glow until one of my new co-workers ________ asked me a question that told me I was ________ only myself. “I don’t suppose you know what beauty is, do you?” she asked.

That simple question opened my weary eyes once and for all. My family ________ me not for my no-longer-shiny hair but because the ________ I’m playing, that is my husband’s wife and my kids’ mom.

Someone once said that ________ is the first gift given and the first one taken away. I agree but only when it comes to ________ beauty. When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift ________ a face-lift any day. The ________ beauty, the stuff inside that all of us have, lasts a lifetime.

1.

A．delicate

B．constant

C．slight

D．low

2.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．acknowledged

D．recommended

3.

A．energetic

B．cautious

C．enthusiastic

D．tired

4.

A．confused

B．interested

C．bothered

D．desired

5.

A．act

B．dress

C．behave

D．pretend

6.

A．tied up

B．cut away

C．took turns

D．took pains

7.

A．sending

B．turning

C．succeeding

D．bringing

8.

A．casually

B．temporarily

C．briefly

D．improperly

9.

A．teaching

B．fooling

C．decorating

D．enjoying

10.

A．loves

B．helps

C．changes

D．shapes

11.

A．trick

B．role

C．joke

D．game

12.

A．relief

B．belief

C．power

D．beauty

13.

A．inner

B．natural

C．outside

D．moral

14.

A．beats

B．meets

C．warms

D．restricts

15.

A．behavioral

B．genuine

C．physical

D．biological

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

These days, Marathon des Sables runners carry a GPS tracking device and helicopters monitor their path to make sure no one gets lost, but when Mauro, a police officer, participated for the first time in 1994, there were no such safeguards in place. When you’re running through the largest desert on Earth, one wrong turn can cost you your life. Mauro Prosperi did just that during the Marathon des Sables, a six-day ultramarathon that many regard as the toughest foot race in the world.

The race was almost 156 miles long, taking runners across sand dunes (沙丘) with few natural sources of water. Temperatures in the Sahara could reach as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, and each runner carried over 20 pounds of food, water, and emergency supplies on their backs. Most of these runners wouldn’t end up finishing the race, which was about the same length as six regular marathons.

That was how, on the fourth and longest days of the race, the runner Mauro encountered a severe sandstorm that turned him around and sent him wildly off course.

He spent eight hours waiting out the storm, huddled in a sand dune. The next morning, he expected to see rescuers heading his way. Instead, all he saw was desert in all directions. “After running for about for hours, I climbed up a dune and still couldn’t see anything,” he said. “That’s when I knew I had a big problem.”

A search party was organized to find Mauro, but rescuers had no idea he had been so far off course. Twice a helicopter circled over his head, and twice they didn’t see him wildly waving at them from below. He sent up his only flare (照明弹) and even set his backpack on fire hoping to catch their attention, but it was no use.

When Mauro’s water ran out, he began drinking his own urine. He found a marabout shrine, an ancient building that once served as a tomb. He took shelter from the sun’s rays there, drinking the blood of bats.

With his energy running out, he thought, “I am bound to die here”.

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After being treated in the hospital for weakness, he made a full recovery!

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10 . Forgiving doesn’t mean saying the pain doesn’t matter or what the other person said or did was OK. It doesn’t mean forgetting what happened. It means letting go of your need for an apology. It means making peace with past hurt and pain. It means choosing to move on. All of this is easy to say, hard to do. But forgiveness can happen in a series of small steps over time.

Take your feelings seriously. Forgiving doesn’t mean shrugging your shoulders and saying “Oh, well.” Cry, feel sad, throw things hard, or write angry passages in your diary to get rid of some of the stress. Talk with trusted friends or family to ask for advice to help find solutions to your problems. You have the right to feel hurt and angry. But suffering these feelings over time does you great harm.

Make a difference in your life. I’ve seen that many miss the opportunity for getting back a good relationship with someone else because they just wait for the apology that may never come. Others stay stuck in anger long after the other person has stopped to be a part of their lives. Make a decision to make a difference for yourself. That may be forgiving or being the first to reach out to the other so that you can move on with your own life.

Forgive yourself and engage in positive self-talk. Although you may mainly blame the other person, it’s important to forgive yourself with positive self-talk. Feel certain that you can learn from this and move on. Tell yourself that you will survive this pain and that life will get better because you can make a choice to let go.

Try understanding the other. This doesn’t reduce your pain but may make what happened more understandable. Understanding doesn’t forgive hurtful behavior, but understanding can help to get rid of your anger and to forgive.

Realize that forgiveness benefits you most of all. The other person may never know about your forgiveness. But forgiving and letting go can lighten the load on your body and on your spirit.

1. What does forgiving mean according to the text?

A．The pain the other person brought you isn’t very serious.

B．What the other person has said or done doesn’t hurt you.

C．You don’t care and have forgotten what happened to you.

D．You needn’t the other person to say sorry to you any more.

2. What is the attitude of the author to getting angry according to paragraph 2?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Objective.

D．Uncertain.

3. What should you do if you have a quarrel with your close friend according to paragraph 3?

A．Wait for your friend’s apology.

B．Take the initiative (主动性) to say hello to your friend.

C．Try your best to forget your problem.

D．Have positive self-talk.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．How to forgive other people.

B．Forgiveness is helpful for us all.

C．Understanding can help forgive others.

D．Life gets better if you choose to forgive.